After hitting the Rolls-Royce, the top-tier green tea started fishing.

People's joys and sorrows are all different—last night, Assistant Shao was scared half to death, but Ruan Zhining slept exceptionally well.

When she woke up in the morning, she found a large crowd gathered at the entrance of her dormitory.

"Baby Zhining, are you awake? May I come in?"

"Ningning, I bought you your favorite food..."

A dozen or so girls gathered at the door, vying to bring her breakfast.

What's going on?! Ruan Zhining opened Douyin and found that the top trending topics were all about:

#Seven years after stepping down, former richest man Wen Yurong makes his first public appearance at Wenrui Group#

#Eldest grandson Wen Xiyu, wearing a mask, makes his first public appearance since being removed from the Wen family#

#The whole story of Wen Xiyu and Ruan Zhining's relationship#

#The all-silver Rolls-Royce that Ruan Zhining rode in belongs to Wen Chongyan, the current richest man in China#

#Ruan Zhining, the S University beauty queen, is begging for a full-face photo online#

In just a few hours, Ruan Zhining gained 50 followers on Douyin. She received countless private messages in her inbox, and her WeChat was almost overwhelmed with friend requests.

Her counselor also sent a message:

They even said that the president and secretary of S University wanted to meet her, invited her to lunch, and asked if she was free, saying they could arrange it according to her schedule.

But Ruan Zhining didn't have time to reply to these. She had just finished washing up when she was picked up by a black van parked downstairs.

They went directly to Wenrui Group.

The van drove into the basement, the door opened, and reporters who had been lying in wait swarmed in, their flashbulbs going off non-stop.

Escorted by more than a dozen bodyguards, Ruan Zhining lowered her head and covered her face as she entered the elevator.

...So this is what it feels like for celebrities to hide from the camera. How exciting!

She took the elevator all the way to the top floor of the Wenrui Building. As Ruan Zhining stepped out of the elevator, she saw a handsome man standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Wen Chongyan!

Startled, she instinctively tried to back away, but Wen Chongyan turned around.

He held an unlit cigar between his long, slender fingers, and the moment he saw Ruan Zhining, he suddenly exerted force—the cigar was easily bent by his pinch.

Wisps of tobacco fell to the ground, as if they were her ashes...

Ruan Zhining's heart skipped a beat when she saw this.

She has never been afraid of men since she was a child, not even when her uncle wanted to sell her to a nightclub.

The only man I was ever afraid of was Wen Chongyan.

"Miss Ruan." Wen Chongyan narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at her, but the corners of his lips slowly curved up. "Long time no see."

Every time he saw her face, he felt his heart skip a beat.

He defined this as physiological discomfort.

—This should also be his most acute and intuitive aversion to scheming, manipulative women.

Ruan Zhining softly called out "Mr. Wen" before saying, "Did you suddenly call me here... is there something you need?"

Wen Chongyan chuckled, "Miss Ruan has been busy with this matter for five days, shouldn't she come and inspect the results?"

"I don't understand what Mr. Wen is saying..." Ruan Zhining bit her lip. "I've been working part-time for the past five days to earn my living expenses."

"Really? Let me put it bluntly," Wen Chongyan narrowed his eyes, "How did you know which private hospital my father was in?"

Ruan Zhining asked with a clear, innocent expression, "Your father is...what...what hospital?"

That's a really convincing act.

Assistant Shao, standing to the side, looked bewildered upon hearing this. Clearly, he believed her!

A chill settled in Wen Chongyan's eyes. Sure enough, she could easily deceive men.

Those big eyes moved with incredible agility, brighter and more dazzling than a crystal chandelier.

"It seems the one helping Miss Ruan must be a man," Wen Chongyan said sarcastically. "After all, you're good at fooling stupid men, huh?"

Ruan Zhining: "..." If Wen Chongyan knew that she was Ruan Xiaocui, he would definitely do anything to kill her!

What to do? This bomb is bound to explode sooner or later; she needs to think of a solution in advance…

"Zhining!"

At this moment, Wen Xiyu walked over quickly.

Seeing Ruan Zhining standing there with a pale face, he couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, did you bully Zhining again?"

"No..." Ruan Zhining said softly, "Mr. Wen is just concerned about how I've been these past few days. Xiyu, I'm fine. I just wanted to earn more money..."

"You're so thin, what's the point of you earning money? Don't be afraid, my grandpa..."

Wen Xiyu glanced at Wen Chongyan's cold expression and dared not continue.

Seeing that Ruan Zhining was perfectly healthy, he seemed relieved and reached out to take her hand.

When Wen Chongyan saw their hands touching, his thick eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

He coldly withdrew his gaze, stepped into the inner hall first, and left with a remark.

"Come in."

In the very center of the sofa sat Mr. Wen, dressed in a formal suit.

Glancing at his youngest son, who walked in looking cold and seemingly in a bad mood, Old Master Wen couldn't help but say...

"Is it Xiyu's little girlfriend who's here? Don't look at her like that, you'll scare her away and people will say the Wen family is harsh!"

Scared? Ruan Zhining would be scared?

She captivated Wen Xiyu the moment they met, making him lose all his manly composure. How many men has she held hands with?

Her fingers were so slender and white, even her nails were an alluring pink.

How can it be so pink and delicate? It must be from nail polish. Another display of her scheming nature.

Wen Chongyan scoffed.

Soon, Wen Xiyu brought Ruan Zhining in.

Fortunately, they didn't hold hands again.

Ruan Zhining moved with gentle grace and stood very properly.

Upon seeing the elderly Mr. Wen seated at the head of the table, she initially appeared bewildered and confused, like a naive female college student who had never seen the world before, and blurted out:

"Are you... Xiyu's father? Hello, Uncle, I'm Xiyu's... ex-girlfriend. Is there something you need from me?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present reacted with varying expressions.

Of course, most of them were happy:

Grandpa Wen was taken aback. He was Wen Xiyu's grandfather, yet he was being referred to as his father, which clearly showed that his heroic spirit had not diminished.

Wen Xiyu was overjoyed to hear her almost say "girlfriend." This showed that Zhi Ning had always loved him.

Only one person exuded a dark and oppressive aura—

Wen Chongyan.

He sat with his legs crossed, a gesture that should have been elegant and refined, yet his handsome face was covered in frost as he stared at Ruan Zhining with a sinister look.

Does she mean that he and his father look like they're the same generation?

This isn't the first time Ruan Zhining has called him "old." Last time at the manor, she even said he wasn't a young man anymore.

Her little mouth... Wen Chongyan's gaze swept over Ruan Zhining's pink and full lips, and his eyes suddenly darkened.

I really want to wipe off the pink lipstick she's wearing to pretend to be innocent. Let her lips reveal their true color, make them red, swollen, and bleeding, make her cry, and cry that she'll never dare to pretend to be innocent to deceive men again.

She really needs to be taught a lesson!

"Okay, okay. Is this Xiyu's girlfriend? I really didn't expect her to be so beautiful."

Grandpa Wen looked at him with approval and then asked,

"I am Xiyu's grandfather. I heard that you were expelled from the Wen family because of Xiyu, and you don't want to get back together with him?"

Ruan Zhining nodded gently: "Yes, I don't want to get back together. Because I want him to go back to the Wen family and continue living the life of a rich young master, and not lose his comfortable life because of being with me."

I lost my parents when I was young, and my family was very poor. I know what it's like to be penniless...it's very painful. I don't want Xiyu to suffer like that; I want him to be wealthy and happy.

After she finished speaking, she turned her face away, her eyes glistening, as if a single, barely perceptible tear was welling up...